Name: Desertibacter roseus Liu et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ro’se.us. L. masc. adj. roseus, rose-coloured, pink

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 2622; CCTCC AB 208152; KCTC 22436

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16S rRNA gene: EU833987 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu M, Dai J, Liu Y, Cai F, Wang Y, Rahman E, Fang C. Desertibacter roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., a gamma radiation-resistant bacterium in the family Rhodospirillaceae, isolated from desert sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1109-1113.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1765-1766.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desertibacter Liu et al. 2011. Publication: Liu M, Dai J, Liu Y, Cai F, Wang Y, Rahman E, Fang C. Desertibacter roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., a gamma radiation-resistant bacterium in the family Rhodospirillaceae, isolated from desert sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1109-1113.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desertibacter Liu et al. 2011

Assigned by: Liu M, Dai J, Liu Y, Cai F, Wang Y, Rahman E, Fang C. Desertibacter roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., a gamma radiation-resistant bacterium in the family Rhodospirillaceae, isolated from desert sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1109-1113.

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